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SECTION A
Why youth are important for rural development
SECTION B
Three foundations for rural youth development: productivity, connectivity and agency
SECTION C
Overlapping settings at national, local and familial levels
SECTION D
Constraints in the transition from dependence to independence
SECTION E
Today’s unprecedented rate and nature of change
SECTION F
Thinking differently about investing in rural youth
SECTION G
Embedding rural youth policy and investments in broader rural development strategies

Nearly 1 billion of the world’s 1.2 billion youth live in developing countries and their numbers are growing rapidly in rural areas.

Although the majority of the world's rural youth live in Asia and the Pacific, Africa's is projected to more than double by 2050.

Rural youth spend 50% or more of all their working time on farming in all regions.

In sub-Saharan Africa, around 1 in 3 adults own land, while less than 1 in 10 youth do.

67% of developing country rural youth live in the most agro-ecologically productive areas.

Young rural women face a triple challenge: being young, rural and female.

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